Europe Minus Men and English (856 books)

European Non-English Speaking Women Writers. That is this list is only for women writers who are born in Europe and have another first language than English.

The point, as in Women Around the World , is to move away from a focus on American and British writers (and in this case the European male writers).

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1	Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Långstrump, #1) by Astrid Lindgren 4.15 avg rating — 209,090 ratings score: 4,108, and 43 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Summer Book by Tove Jansson really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 55,885 ratings score: 3,385, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank 4.20 avg rating — 4,179,555 ratings score: 2,716, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Bonjour tristesse by Françoise Sagan 3.74 avg rating — 72,475 ratings score: 2,602, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar 4.22 avg rating — 35,806 ratings score: 2,591, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Heidi (Heidi, #1-2) by Johanna Spyri 4.04 avg rating — 210,994 ratings score: 2,384, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Lover by Marguerite Duras 3.71 avg rating — 72,666 ratings score: 2,076, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	My Brilliant Friend (My Brilliant Friend, #1) by Elena Ferrante 4.05 avg rating — 465,151 ratings score: 2,040, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Piano Teacher by Elfriede Jelinek 3.61 avg rating — 16,287 ratings score: 1,861, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset 4.31 avg rating — 14,448 ratings score: 1,798, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 102,411 ratings score: 1,541, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Wall by Marlen Haushofer 4.01 avg rating — 33,608 ratings score: 1,510, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Poems of Akhmatova by Anna Akhmatova 4.34 avg rating — 1,115 ratings score: 1,506, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery 3.81 avg rating — 199,605 ratings score: 1,484, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen 3.91 avg rating — 47,944 ratings score: 1,423, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Door by Magda Szabó 4.10 avg rating — 35,615 ratings score: 1,423, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho by Sappho 4.43 avg rating — 21,625 ratings score: 1,392, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky 3.86 avg rating — 77,987 ratings score: 1,334, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Delta of Venus by Anaïs Nin 3.60 avg rating — 25,386 ratings score: 1,240, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Tintenherz (Tintenwelt, #1) by Cornelia Funke (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 442,530 ratings score: 1,240, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Story of a New Name (Neapolitan Novels, #2) by Elena Ferrante 4.46 avg rating — 236,658 ratings score: 1,225, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	View with a Grain of Sand: Selected Poems by Wisława Szymborska 4.33 avg rating — 5,377 ratings score: 1,176, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Puhdistus by Sofi Oksanen (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 20,779 ratings score: 1,171, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren 4.35 avg rating — 41,894 ratings score: 1,149, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Visitation by Jenny Erpenbeck 3.49 avg rating — 7,276 ratings score: 1,085, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Notebook, The Proof, The Third Lie: Three Novels by Ágota Kristóf 4.40 avg rating — 42,593 ratings score: 1,084, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	House of Day, House of Night by Olga Tokarczuk 4.07 avg rating — 7,632 ratings score: 1,068, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Gösta Berling's Saga by Selma Lagerlöf 3.63 avg rating — 6,617 ratings score: 1,018, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Passion According to G.H. by Clarice Lispector 4.12 avg rating — 18,812 ratings score: 1,006, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy 4.07 avg rating — 141,509 ratings score: 993, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector 4.11 avg rating — 54,453 ratings score: 963, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Cheri and The Last of Cheri by Colette 3.89 avg rating — 3,833 ratings score: 957, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante 3.87 avg rating — 58,482 ratings score: 935, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Inkspell (Inkworld, #2) by Cornelia Funke (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 135,244 ratings score: 935, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Stones from the River (Burgdorf Cycle, #1) by Ursula Hegi 4.09 avg rating — 96,418 ratings score: 852, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter by Simone de Beauvoir 4.12 avg rating — 18,388 ratings score: 833, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Slynx by Tatyana Tolstaya 3.81 avg rating — 5,642 ratings score: 831, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Three Bags Full (Sheep Detective Story, #1) by Leonie Swann 3.63 avg rating — 18,363 ratings score: 821, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster by Svetlana Alexievich 4.40 avg rating — 64,634 ratings score: 810, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Ministry of Pain by Dubravka Ugrešić 3.82 avg rating — 2,558 ratings score: 789, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The True Deceiver by Tove Jansson 3.81 avg rating — 7,617 ratings score: 743, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante 4.36 avg rating — 195,502 ratings score: 738, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Primeval and Other Times by Olga Tokarczuk 4.27 avg rating — 17,735 ratings score: 710, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	When Secrets Bloom: A gripping, enchanting Transylvanian historical fiction novel: Some secrets heal. Others kill. (Blood of Kings, Heart of Shadows Book 1) by Patricia Furstenberg (Goodreads Author) 4.65 avg rating — 43 ratings score: 700, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Pippi Goes on Board by Astrid Lindgren 4.13 avg rating — 14,236 ratings score: 693, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Nada by Carmen Laforet 3.84 avg rating — 39,798 ratings score: 664, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Sappho by Sappho 4.20 avg rating — 7,184 ratings score: 660, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Ravishing of Lol Stein by Marguerite Duras 3.60 avg rating — 6,138 ratings score: 638, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Pippi in the South Seas by Astrid Lindgren 4.12 avg rating — 18,908 ratings score: 628, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Land of Green Plums by Herta Müller 3.67 avg rating — 6,341 ratings score: 623, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Hunting and Gathering by Anna Gavalda 4.12 avg rating — 24,297 ratings score: 612, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	From the Land of the Moon by Milena Agus 3.57 avg rating — 4,455 ratings score: 610, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Selma Lagerlöf 4.03 avg rating — 12,789 ratings score: 607, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir 4.18 avg rating — 47,234 ratings score: 559, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht (Goodreads Author) 3.42 avg rating — 102,356 ratings score: 555, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Hunger Angel by Herta Müller 3.90 avg rating — 7,010 ratings score: 554, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil by Hannah Arendt 4.20 avg rating — 33,289 ratings score: 553, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Lais of Marie de France by Marie de France 3.83 avg rating — 9,972 ratings score: 549, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Hygiene and the Assassin by Amélie Nothomb 3.77 avg rating — 18,982 ratings score: 547, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Zoo Station: The Story of Christiane F. by Christiane V. Felscherinow 4.37 avg rating — 77,988 ratings score: 542, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Cassandra by Christa Wolf 3.86 avg rating — 6,871 ratings score: 533, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	The Moomins and the Great Flood (The Moomins, #1) by Tove Jansson 4.04 avg rating — 21,543 ratings score: 532, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Malina by Ingeborg Bachmann 4.04 avg rating — 5,335 ratings score: 531, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Baba Yaga Laid an Egg by Dubravka Ugrešić 3.63 avg rating — 2,838 ratings score: 524, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Moominland Midwinter (The Moomins, #6) by Tove Jansson 4.40 avg rating — 17,427 ratings score: 520, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	The Appointment by Herta Müller 3.38 avg rating — 4,201 ratings score: 518, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	The Laughing Policeman (Martin Beck, #4) by Maj Sjöwall 3.99 avg rating — 10,757 ratings score: 517, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Lust by Elfriede Jelinek 3.31 avg rating — 2,040 ratings score: 512, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Selected Poems by Marina Tsvetaeva 4.31 avg rating — 7,075 ratings score: 511, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	The Women's Decameron by Julia Voznesenskaya 3.98 avg rating — 405 ratings score: 502, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist 3.75 avg rating — 11,839 ratings score: 499, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	The Artificial Silk Girl by Irmgard Keun 3.62 avg rating — 5,592 ratings score: 489, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (Out of the Hitler Time, #1) by Judith Kerr 3.99 avg rating — 24,431 ratings score: 485, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Emerald Green (Precious Stone Trilogy, #3) by Kerstin Gier 4.21 avg rating — 113,498 ratings score: 485, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	Hiroshima mon amour by Marguerite Duras 3.88 avg rating — 7,137 ratings score: 475, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	The Pure and the Impure by Colette 3.58 avg rating — 2,396 ratings score: 463, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	The Museum of Abandoned Secrets by Oksana Zabuzhko 4.24 avg rating — 1,782 ratings score: 463, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	The Laugh of the Medusa by Hélène Cixous 4.18 avg rating — 3,296 ratings score: 461, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	The Mussel Feast by Birgit Vanderbeke 3.66 avg rating — 5,032 ratings score: 459, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	The Story of the Lost Child (Neapolitan Novels, #4) by Elena Ferrante 4.46 avg rating — 180,145 ratings score: 459, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Fair Play by Tove Jansson 3.88 avg rating — 7,619 ratings score: 448, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Sweet Days of Discipline by Fleur Jaeggy 3.61 avg rating — 9,092 ratings score: 443, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	Near to the Wild Heart by Clarice Lispector 4.02 avg rating — 17,026 ratings score: 442, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Gigi by Colette 3.62 avg rating — 2,463 ratings score: 441, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Le Bal by Irène Némirovsky 3.68 avg rating — 17,253 ratings score: 439, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Oeroeg by Hella S. Haasse 3.47 avg rating — 8,678 ratings score: 431, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	Women as Lovers by Elfriede Jelinek 3.75 avg rating — 4,077 ratings score: 429, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	Histoire d'O \| Story of O (Story of O, #1) by Pauline Réage 3.30 avg rating — 22,016 ratings score: 414, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	Sofia Petrovna by Lydia Chukovskaya 4.06 avg rating — 2,875 ratings score: 412, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	A Certain Smile by Françoise Sagan 3.76 avg rating — 7,670 ratings score: 409, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Ruby Red (Precious Stone Trilogy, #1) by Kerstin Gier 4.14 avg rating — 171,063 ratings score: 392, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	Saphirblau (Edelstein-Trilogie, #2) by Kerstin Gier 4.19 avg rating — 124,584 ratings score: 390, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	The Old Child and Other Stories by Jenny Erpenbeck 3.64 avg rating — 211 ratings score: 388, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	The Bridal Wreath (Kristin Lavransdatter, #1) by Sigrid Undset 4.05 avg rating — 9,905 ratings score: 378, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	The Mistress of Husaby (Kristin Lavransdatter, #2) by Sigrid Undset 4.17 avg rating — 5,113 ratings score: 374, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	The Book of the City of Ladies by Christine de Pizan 3.80 avg rating — 4,446 ratings score: 371, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	The Cross (Kristin Lavransdatter, #3) by Sigrid Undset 4.34 avg rating — 4,113 ratings score: 370, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	Medea by Christa Wolf 3.92 avg rating — 4,970 ratings score: 369, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	The Time in Between by María Dueñas 4.20 avg rating — 51,549 ratings score: 367, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	The Mandarins by Simone de Beauvoir 4.19 avg rating — 6,429 ratings score: 367, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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856 books · 225 voters · list created September 29th, 2014 by Leajk (votes) .

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message 1: by Ellinor (new)

Sep 29, 2014 11:42PM

Isn't Donna Leon mis-matched here? She's neither European (she's American even though she has been living in Europe for a long time) nor is she Non-English speaking (her fiction is set in Italy but is written in English and hasn't been published in Italian yet).

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message 2: by Ellinor (new)

Sep 30, 2014 12:10AM

And Magdaleen Nabb also is English-speaking.

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message 3: by Leajk (new)

Sep 30, 2014 01:13AM

Good catch! I'll remove them and update the guidelines to make them more specific.

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message 4: by Luke (last edited Oct 01, 2014 07:26PM) (new)

Sep 30, 2014 08:24AM

Duras was born in Viet Nam, so technically she doesn't fit.

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message 5: by Bjorn (new)

Sep 30, 2014 08:26AM

Great list! Are you OK with anyone adding books to it?

A couple of thoughts:
- Sandi Toksvig may be Danish by birth, but I'm pretty sure she writes in English.
- Maj Sjöwall wrote together with her husband (as Sjöwall/Wahlöö).

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message 6: by Luke (new)

Sep 30, 2014 08:31AM

I think it's alright if authors write in English so long as English wasn't their first language, but I'll bow to Leajk on this matter.

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message 7: by Daniel (new)

Sep 30, 2014 09:09AM

Tea Obreht is Serbian but writes in English (not to mention lives in America). Is she still eligeable for this list?

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message 8: by Leajk (new)

Sep 30, 2014 10:11AM

Hm, yeah I've been thinking if maybe it would be easier if the book have to be originally published in another language than English, which sadly would exclude books like 'Out of Africa' and 'The Scarlett Pimpernell', which I wanted to include, because they still represent non-British female writers.

I'll simply have to make another list that's stricter and narrower, and we'll have this one for a broader definition of non-English Europe - which includes Tea Obreht and Sandi Toksvig.

(Although I have to say I'm still a bit doubtful about Toksvig if she mainly writes in English, lives there in the UK and doesn't write about Denmark, but rather about the UK?)

Björn: I don't see a problem with adding Maj Sjöwall, she's awesome (as is her male co-author)!

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message 9: by Bjorn (new)

Sep 30, 2014 10:18AM

I don't see a problem with adding Maj Sjöwall, she's awesome (as is her male co-author)!

Me neither, I just wanted to be clear on the rules. :)

(I actually got a hug from Maj Sjöwall a couple of years ago. Made my month.)

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message 10: by Sue (new)

Sep 30, 2014 11:56AM

This is a great resource list.

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message 11: by Zero (new)

Sep 30, 2014 02:59PM

I noticed Meša Selimović made the list -- I don't think he meets the essential criteria ;)

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message 12: by Yoana (new)

Oct 01, 2014 12:36AM

If you want, you can add Bulgaria to the tags, I added a Bulgarian author (Блага Димитрова).

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message 13: by Leajk (new)

Oct 01, 2014 12:44AM

Thanks for the catch Zero! And thank you Yoana I'll add Bulgaria to the tags!

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message 14: by Ellinor (new)

Oct 01, 2014 12:46AM

And Belgium, France, Luxemburg, Ukraine, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Greece, Austra, Switzerland and all the former Yugoslavian states are missing from the tags too.

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message 15: by Leajk (new)

Oct 01, 2014 12:51AM

Just to double check, do we have books from all of those countries yet? For example Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland?

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message 16: by Ellinor (new)

Oct 01, 2014 01:04AM

Switzerland: Johanna Spyri (Heidi)
Belgium: Amélie Nothomb
Luxemburg: I'm not sure
Ukraine: Clarice Lispector
Austria: Elfriede Jelinek
Romania: Herta Müller
France: e.g. Francoise Sagan
Greece: Sappho
Russia: Sofia Kovalevskaya
Hungary: Magda Szabó
Serbia: Téa Obreht
Turkey: Esmahan Aykol (I don't know if you want to count Turkey as part of Europe)
Croatia: Dubravka Ugrešić

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message 17: by Leajk (new)

Oct 01, 2014 01:28AM

Thank you Ellinor! And yes I think Turkey is part of both Europe and Asia, just as Russia.

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message 18: by Martini (new)

Oct 01, 2014 03:02AM

Iceland can be added to the tags -> Yrsa Sigurðardóttir.

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message 19: by Leajk (new)

Oct 01, 2014 05:56AM

Done!

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message 20: by Luke (new)

Oct 01, 2014 07:17AM

Ellinor wrote: "Switzerland: Johanna Spyri (Heidi)
Belgium: Amélie Nothomb
Luxemburg: I'm not sure
Ukraine: Clarice Lispector
Austria: Elfriede Jelinek
Romania: Herta Müller
France: e.g. Francoise Sagan
Greece: Sa..."

Nothomb was born in Japan, so does she still count for Belgium?

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message 21: by Ellinor (last edited Oct 01, 2014 07:24AM) (new)

Oct 01, 2014 07:21AM

Aubrey wrote: "Ellinor wrote: "Switzerland: Johanna Spyri (Heidi)
Belgium: Amélie Nothomb
Luxemburg: I'm not sure
Ukraine: Clarice Lispector
Austria: Elfriede Jelinek
Romania: Herta Müller
France: e.g. Francoise ..."

Interesting: Wikipedia says that she was born in Brussels: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Am%C3%A9... but the author's homepage says she was born in Japan.

But there is another author for Belgium, Kristien Hemmerechts.

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message 22: by Leajk (new)

Oct 01, 2014 09:19AM

According to Wikipedia again (I suspect the article has been translated from French):

"Although Nothomb claims to be born in Japan, she discovers Japan in actuality at the age of two, living there until she was five years old"

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message 23: by Luke (new)

Oct 01, 2014 09:51AM

Alright. Despite what she says, she belongs on this list, I suppose.

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message 24: by Ben (new)

Oct 01, 2014 06:52PM

Some good choices on this list Aubrey. I've gone away with a pile of things to look into.

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message 25: by Luke (new)

Oct 01, 2014 07:25PM

You'll have to thank Leajk for those choices, Ben. I merely spammed.

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message 26: by Ben (new)

Oct 01, 2014 10:12PM

Aha, well thank you Leajk. I'd been invited to vote on so many of Aubrey's lists I forgot to check whose this one was.

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message 27: by Clare (new)

Oct 03, 2014 03:45AM

Turkey is Asia except for any part of Istanbul which is on the European side of the sea. The old city of Constantinople was the gateway between the continents.

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message 28: by Leajk (new)

Oct 04, 2014 12:23PM

Ok so while I agree that traditionally only Istanbul is a part of Europe, I think the whole traditional definition system is broken. First of all I don't see why Europe get's to be a 'continent' all of it's own, while countries as different as China, Japan, Thailand, India, Afghanistan, Syria, Saudi-Arabia are just all crammed into Asia.

I’m sure you meant nothing much with your comment, but I realized that this is something of a pet peeve of mine so I also went on a rather enjoyable google/wikipedia-binge of Turkish history, this is the short version:

- the entire Western coastline was an essential part of ancient Greek culture, we have Pythagaros born at Samos (just of the coast of Turkey, though today Greek), and philosophers such as Anaximander and Thales born in present day Turkey

- Turkey was just as an integral part of the Roman empire as any ’Western’ European country, in fact when the Roman empire split up the new Christian center of East Rome became Constantinople (or Istanbul)

- Turkey was also an integral part of early Christianity, being the birth place of Paulus and Saint Nicholas (Santa Claus!), and beside Constantinople had Antioch as a central Christian center, it was also the home of Haga Sophia the largest cathedral in the world for a thousand years

- Emperor Justinius of the Byzantine Empire laid the foundation of the legal system we have in Europe today

- the Ottoman empire was a major influence in Europe during it’s over 600 year old history during which it at times ruled over Greece, Hungary, Balkan and Bulgaria

All in all Turkey, Turkish people have been a part of all the central classical themes of European history: ancient Greek philosophy, the Roman Empire and early Christianity, it has also later wielded it’s own influence such as playing a part in Islam’s spread to the Balkans

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message 29: by amber (last edited Oct 04, 2014 01:14PM) (new)

Oct 04, 2014 01:14PM

Hope it's okay I just added Unwanted author is and writes it in Swedish, and Butterflies in November author is and writes in Icelandic.

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message 30: by Luke (new)

Oct 04, 2014 01:22PM

Leajk wrote: "Ok so while I agree that traditionally only Istanbul is a part of Europe, I think the whole traditional definition system is broken. First of all I don't see why Europe get's to be a 'continent' al..."

In light of your analysis, Leajk, may I add Turkish authors to the list?

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message 31: by Leajk (new)

Oct 04, 2014 02:02PM

Yes Amber and Aubrey that's both just fine :)

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message 32: by Zero (new)

Oct 04, 2014 08:25PM

Just for the sake of clarity:

While the area of Asia Minor certainly features prominently in the classical age it is worth noting that the Turks were a nomadic steppe people who only invaded it 1000 years ago (which is why they, more or less, share the same language as many central Asian countries). That said, the Ottoman Empire and later Republic of Turkey have had long lasting political and cultural ties to Europe (not least being Atatürk's adoption of the Latin alphabet.) Considering it is in the process of acceding to the European Union and a NATO member it is perfectly reasonable to consider Turkey a modern European state. If the standard of this list were based on books written in European languages other than English then you would have an issue... although you'd be including Latin American writers.*

*The technicality of Clarice Lispector's birth notwithstanding.

** Also, the concept of a European continent long predates the discovery of plate tectonics (blame the Ancient Greeks) -- feel free to call everything Eurasia. And India is literally crammed into Asia :P

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message 33: by E.M. (new)

Feb 12, 2015 10:27PM

Not to be nit-picky, but Karen Blixen/Isak Dinesen wrote in English.

Also, I'm pretty sure Clarice Lispector is considered a Brazilian writer (as Zero pointed out).

Otherwise, great list -- thank you! So much I haven't read!

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message 34: by Leajk (new)

Feb 13, 2015 01:07AM

Yes, I've discussed this already (see message 8), turns put it's really hard to draw exact national or language boarders because so many people are multinational or multilingual, which is awesome of course. As I've mentioned before I decided, for this list, that it was "better to free than to convict" (as we say in Swedish).

Thank you and happy reading!

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message 35: by E.M. (new)

Feb 13, 2015 02:22AM

Ooops! Missed that :)

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message 36: by Leajk (new)

Feb 14, 2015 01:39AM

That's fine! :)

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message 37: by Benjamin (new)

Jul 21, 2015 05:14AM

Lispector is one of the absolute best!

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message 38: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Oct 14, 2016 03:41AM) (new)

Oct 12, 2016 08:29AM

Lovely list! Several Dutch authors were born in Indonesia when it was still a Dutch colony. They are considered Dutch (as they wrote in Dutch/spoke Dutch), even though they weren't born in The Netherlands and only moved here later on.

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message 39: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Oct 12, 2016 08:55AM) (new)

Oct 12, 2016 08:52AM

@Leajk
Although it doesn't say so in the description, I'm assuming the titles mentioned in the Listopia have to be available in English as well?

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message 40: by Leajk (new)

Oct 13, 2016 03:46AM

Booklovinglady wrote: "@Leajk
Although it doesn't say so in the description, I'm assuming the titles mentioned in the Listopia have to be available in English as well?"

Well no I don't think they have to be available in English. I mean there are a lot of us here on Goodreads that don't have English as our native language and don't mind reading books in e.g. French.

However most of the popular books on this list seem to have an English translation. Why do you ask?

Also interesting note about the Dutch books :)

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message 41: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Jan 08, 2017 04:55AM) (new)

Oct 13, 2016 08:52PM

Leajk wrote: "Well no I don't think they have to be available in English. I mean there are a lot of us here on Goodreads that don't have English as our native language and don't mind reading books in e.g. French.

However most of the popular books on this list seem to have an English translation. Why do you ask?

Also interesting note about the Dutch books :) ..."

If I don't have to add books that have been translated into English, then there are heaps of interesting books available in Dutch and Flemish.... :-) So far I've only been adding books which have been translated into English, but now that I have a free hand :-)

Quite a lot of Dutch books have been translated into other languages than Engish (German, French, one of the Scandanavian languages). Hella S. Haasse's work for instance only has four or so of her books translated into English, but lots into French.

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message 42: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (new)

Jan 08, 2017 05:09AM

Laurence wrote: "Clarice Lispector problem +1"

I agree. She was very young when she moved to Brazil and is seen as a Brazilian author.

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message 43: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jan 08, 2017 09:11AM

On the other hand, it could be said that she fit - female author (check), born in Europe (check), native language is not English (check)?

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message 44: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (new)

Jan 09, 2017 01:58AM

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "On the other hand, it could be said that she fit - female author (check), born in Europe (check), native language is not English (check)?"

Which is undoubtedly why she is on the list :-)

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message 45: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jan 09, 2017 09:16AM

Yep, I think so.

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message 46: by Erfen (new)

Jan 14, 2017 05:26AM

Add to the List

Maria Gabriela llansol
Margaret Mazzantini - Dont Move
Clara Pinto Correa - Adeus Princesa
Ana Maria Matute
Dulce Maria Cardoso
Carmen Martin Gaite
Soledad Puertólas
Clara Janes
Belen Gopegui
Marta Sanz
Carme Riera
Hélia Corrêa
Maria da Velho Costa
Sophia de Mello Breyner

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message 47: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jan 14, 2017 10:31AM

It's easy to add books to lists - at the top of the list, at the tab next to "all votes."

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message 48: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Dec 04, 2017 11:22PM) (new)

Jul 19, 2017 11:40AM

Wasn't The Scarlet Pimpernel (#20) originally published in English? (The title of the Listopia is 'Europe Minus Men and English')

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message 49: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (last edited Jul 31, 2017 10:04AM) (new)

Jul 31, 2017 10:03AM

Yes, it was. But Hungarian was her first language, which I think is all this list demands?

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message 50: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (new)

Jul 31, 2017 01:39PM

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "Yes, it was. But Hungarian was her first language, which I think is all this list demands?"

You might be right there...

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